Rail joint and car replacer



C. -L. P ETTY. I RAH. JOINT AND CAR REPLACER.

APPLICATION FILED "8.10, I921.

Patented. May 16,1922.

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. C. L. PETTY.

mm JOINT AND can REPLACER.

APPLKFATIGN FILED FEB- lo' 192].

Patented May 16, 1922.

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mmswg CIETARILES L. IPEILTY, 0F HASKELL, OKLAI-IOMIA.

RAIL Jorrrr Ann can RECELAGER.

Specification of i'iettersfatent. Patented May 16, 1922,

Application filed February 10, 1921.. Serial no. 443,927.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. PnrTY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Haskell, in the county of Muskogee and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bail Joints and Car Replacers; and I do hereby declare the folv parts being of ordinary construction and lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable otiiers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same-- This invention relates to car tracks and more particularly to thejoint between the rails and means for preventing a wrecking of cars by derailment, since any derailed car or cars is automatically re-railed.

The invention relates to rail jointing and car replacing means adapted to be *p'ermanently attached to the rails atrequired intervals and places so as to'obtainthe objects for which the invention is designed.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the drawings hereto attached,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of a railroad track illustrating an adaptation of the invention,

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line X-X of Figure 1, I

Figure 3 is a side view of the outside rerailing member,

Figure 4 is an elevation of the inside rerailing member,

Figure 5 is an end view of the member shown in Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is an end view of the member illustrated in Figure 4.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desig nated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The device comprises a pair of like parts which are applied to the rails of the track at opposite points. Each of the pairs comprises complemental members. One of the members is disposed upon one side of the rail and the companion member is located upon the opposite side of the same rail, both members being secured to the rail and to the t les. The members are substantially of e ual length and are of similar formation. ach

of the members comprisesa base and an up standing portion the latter serving as a guard. I

The track comprises ties, 1 and rails 2, the

arrangement. The invention is located at proper intervals in the length of the track. The device'is'provided in pairs which .are secured to the ties and rails at opposite points. Likem'embers are applied to -"the outside and the inside of the'rails asshown most clearly in Figure 1.

Inasmuch as each pair of members is constructed alike, a detail description of one will suffice for a clear understanding. Each of the members is elongated. The outside member comprises a: base 3 and an upstanding portion 4. The end portions of the base are widened and provided with openings near their inner and outer edges to receive spikes or suitable fastening means. The upstanding portion 4: has its end portions oppositely flared as indicated at 5. The mid- I dle portion is disposed inwardly so as to lie against the web of the rail. The flared or oppositely inclined end portions 5 have their upper or top surfaces inclined so as to lift the car and replace the wheels upon the track. The upstanding portion 4 is broadened at the base and the top of the middle portion terminates in the plane of the tread of the rail to insure replacement of the derailed car. The upstanding portion 4: is substantially the entire length of the member.

The inside member comprises a base 6 and an upstanding portion 7. The inner faces of the end portions of the upstanding part 7 are outwardly inclined. The inner face of the middle portion is straight and spaced a distance from the head of the rail to admit of the passage of the flange of the car wheel. A portion 9 is provided at the base of the upstanding part 7 and its end portions are widened and inclined to insure contact of the car wheels therewith in the operation of re-railing the derailed car. The part 9 is of such relative height as to insure lifting the car wheels to bring their tread on a level with the head of the rail. The inclined faces 8 of the upstanding portion 7 effect lateral movement of the wheels so as to replace the car upon a track as will be readily understood. The base 6, like the base 3, is provided with end and intermediate openings to receive spikes or similar fastenings by means of which the device is secured to the ties of the track. The members are of a length to rest upon a plurality of ties. The

intermediate portions of the upstanding parts of the members are formed with lateral openings in coincident relation so as to receive bolts or like fastenings 10 by means of which the members are secured to opposite sides of the rails. Intermediate portions of the upstanding parts of the mem bers overlie the web of the rail and touch the sides of the web thereby serving as secure means for fastening the rails to the ties. It is observed that the members are posi tively connected to the rails and to the ties, thereby admitting of the device being used in the capacity of a joint and carreplacer.

The members may be constructed of plate metal of suitable gage pressed up into the desired shape, or may be cast.

What is claimed is:

1. A plate made from a blank having an upstanding portion, a depending portion to abut track rails, the latter portion having a free terminal edge in contact with the other portion, securing means to extend from the track rails through said portion,

'and said portion being spaced apart about said securing means.

2. A plate made from a blank having an upstanding portion, a depending portion to abut track rails, the latter portion having a free terminal edge in contact with the other portion, securing means to extend from the track rails through said portion, and said portion being spaced apart about said securing means, said depending portion being shaped to fit the side of a rail, and a securing flange extending outwardly from the upstanding portion and inline with said edge.

3. A fish plate of hollow formation hav ing upwardly inclined walls: to facilitate replacing of a derailed car, said walls also extending diagonally relatively to the track rails, and a securing flange at the base of the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. PETTY.

Witnesses:

J. W. BRADY, JOHN E. WILLIAMS. 

